Eyelash drying and curling device

ABSTRACT

A device for drying, curling and storing false eyelashes, comprising a base having a flat top provided with a pair of similar, transversely concave, depressions in which false eyelashes, after they are cleaned, are adapted to be placed, and two pads of porous, compressible material, each removably carried by an end of a normally raised resilient arm, the opposite ends of which are connected to said base top so that, upon depression of the pad-carrying ends of the arms, said pads are resiliently pressed against the eyelashes in the cavities to dry and conform them to the transverse curvature of the cavities. The device includes releasable means for retaining the arms depressed and the pads thereon in eyelash-curling contact.

United States Patent 1 13,568,686

[72] Inventor BelesteraB.Navrozides 2,819,484 1/1958 Fouse 132/9UX247$-K nnmreAv ,#2, g l ,Ca if. 3,333,593 8/1967 McGivern..... l32/79X90004 3,339,561 9/1967 Brickner 132/32 [21] P 881696 Primary Examiner-F.Barry Shay [22] Dec'3l969 Assistant Examiner-J N Eskovitz [45] PatentedMar.9, 1971 [54] EYELASl-l DRYING AND CURLING DEVICE Attorney-Hyman Jackman so that, upon depression of the pad-carrying ends of the arms,

said pads are resiliently pressed against the eyelashes in the cavitiesto dry and conform them to the transverse curvature of the cavities. Thedevice includes releasable means for retaining thearms depressed and thepads thereon in eyelashcurling contact.

EYEILASE'I DRYING AND CURILING DEVICE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1.Field of the Invention. The care, protection from damage, and retentionof the desired curved form of the hairs of false eyelashes after theSUMMARY OF THE INVENTION.

This invention comprises a device which, generally, comprises a baseIt), a pair of similar transversely spaced depressions ill in the topface of said base for holding a pair-of false eyelashes in position tobe dried and formed in amanner that the foundation strips and attachedlash hairs thereof are in proper disposition and arrangement in saiddepressions, a pair of arms 12 mounted on said base in transversealignment with the respective depressions 11, a replaceable pressing anddrying pad 13 carried by each arm in position to enter each respectivedepression and in superimposed engagement with eyelashes disposed in thedepressions, means 14, in one form of the invention, to depress eacharm. 12 in a manner to cause the pad 13 thereon to exert a resilient andadjustable pressure on .said eyelashes, and, alternatively, means 140,in another form of the invention, to exert a uniform resilient pressureon said eyelashes. Y

The primary object of the invention is to provide a device, as abovegenerally characterized, that safely stores, protects from injury,dries, and forms the hairs of a pair of false eyelashes, which have beenwashed to remove accumulations of cosmetics, so they are dried and thelash hairs separate and given an upswept curl.

This invention also has for its objects to provide such means that arepositive in operation, convenient in use, easily installed in a workingposition and easily disconnected therefrom, economical of manufacture,relatively simple, and of general superiority and serviceability.

The invention also comprises novel details of construction and novelcombinations and arrangements of parts, which will more fully appear inthe course of the following description, which is based on theaccompanying drawing. However, said drawing merely shows, and thefollowing specification merely describes, preferred embodiments of thepresent invention, which are given by way of illustration or exampleonly.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING In the drawing, like referencecharacters designate similar parts in the several views.

FIG. l is a plan view of an eyelash drying and curling device accordingto the present invention, a portion being broken away.

FKG. 2 is an enlarged end elevational view, partly in section, and shownin open, nonoperating position.

FIG. 3 is a similarly enlarged cross-sectional view, as taken on theline 3-3 of FIG. 1, and shown in closed or lash-pressing position.

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary sectional detail view of a modification.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view as taken on the line 3-5 of FIG. 4.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The strip of false eyelashesthat is shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 does not per se comprise part of thisinvention. The same, conventionally, is formed to have a backing striptape which is adapted to be applied and thereby attached to the edge ofan eyelid, and a set of lash hairs 17 extending from said strip. It iscommon for such lash hairs to be provided with an upswept curvature inconformation to the natural curvature of natural lashes. The presentdevice constitutes a means for retaining and/or effecting suchconformation during periods of nonuse of the eyelashes, after the samehave been cleaned of cosmetic accumulations.

The base it) is preferably molded of synthetic plastics material,preferably of thin-walled, rectangular shape, as shown, and regardlesshow otherwise formed, is provided with a flat top 18. In this instance,the base It) is shown interiorly hollow and fitted with a drawer 119 forstoring items attending the present device and its use.

The depressions iii are preferably disposed at opposite sides of saidtop 18, thereby providing clearance for the drawer 119 between them.Each depression is transversely curved, as shown inFIG. 3, andpreferably has a shallow, longitudinal curvature, as seen at the rightside of FIG. I. It will be clear that a washed eyelash strip 15, whenplaced in such a depression, will have its backing strip 16 arrangedalong the concave edge of the depression with the lash hairs 17 fannedout, as shown. If the lash hairs have all or some of their desiredcurvature, they will follow the transverse curvature of the depressionaccordingly.

If desired, the concavely curved edge of the cavity may be formed in amanner to retain the backing strip 16 in the position in which it isplaced, so that hair arrangement is facilitated. In any case, the cavityis formed so as to retain the strip of eyelashes in set position.

Each arm 12 is connected at one end 20 to the base 10 at a pointrearward of and in medial alignment with a cavity 11. In this case, ahinge connection 21 is shown, although a fixed connection may be used,provided said arm is capable of flexure such as by means of a resilientextension 22, as part of said arm. In this case, said arm is provided onits free end with a pad holder 23 which is shown as having a channelcross section that generally conforms to the longitudinal curvature ofthe depression 11 with which it is in register.

Each replaceable pad 13 may comprise a roll of porous and resilientmaterial, as polyethylene of foamy or rubbery consistency, or of anyother suitably elastic, compressible and porous material, provided thesame is formed to have an exposed face 24 that is convex. Such a pad ispreferably replaceably held in the holder 23 in such registry with adepression II as to generally conform thereto. Thus, as seen in FIG. 3,upon depression of the arm 12, the pad 13 will engage and downwardlypress the lash hairs 17 so the same will cause them to conform to thetransverse curvature of the depression. The pores of said pad, whilepressing on the lash hairs, will absorb moisture therefrom to dry thesame.

In the form of the invention shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, the

means 14 is shown as a screw seat 25 carried by the base top 18, andscrew stem 26 rotationally carried by the arm 12 and adapted to engagesaid seat and be threaded thereinto by manipulation of a knurled head27. The pressing pressure exerted by the pad may be regulated by saidscrew head 27, and in the process, the arm extension 22, from aninitially bowed condition, as in the open or raised position of FIG. 2,may be flattened in the closed or lowered pressing position of FIG. 3. Aspring 28 biases the arm 12 to raised position when the means 14 isreleased, a lug 29 on said arm, by engaging the base, limiting saidraised position. In the modification of FIGS. 4 and 5, the means Ida,when the arm 12 is depressed to lash-pressing and forming position,effects snap-retention engagement with detent means 30 to hold the armdepressed.

The arm 12; may be hinged and flexible, and with a spring to bias thesame to raised position, as shown; or the arm may be a rigid member on ahinge and biased to raised position by a spring; or the hinge may bereplaced by a fixed connection to the base It) and the arm comprise aflexible, upwardly biased member not requiring a separate spring toraise the same.

While the foregoing has illustrated and described what are nowcontemplated to be the best modes of carrying out the invention, theconstructions are, of course, subject to modification without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention.

1 claim:

1. A false eyelash drying and curling device comprising:

a base having a top surface;

a transversely curved depression in said surface, an arm connected atone end to said base at a portion thereof remote from the depression,said arm being aligned medially with said depression;

a resilient and absorbent pad carried bythe opposite end of said arm andhaving the general shape of the depression;

said arm, when depressed from raised-position relative to said surfacewith the pad spaced from the depression to a closed position with thepad extending into the depression, engaging and pressing the lash hairsof a strip of false eyelashes disposed in said depression intoconformity with said transversely curved form of the depression, to dryand curl said hairs; and

a second depression in said base surface, with a second arm similar tothe mentioned arm and medially aligned with the latter depression, andwith a second absorbent pad carried by said second arm, whereby the lashhairs of a pair of strips of false eyelashes are adapted to be dried andcurled, as mentioned. 2. An eyelash drying and curling device accordingto claim 1 in which the respective first and second depressions, armsand pads are arranged in spaced parallel relationship adjacent oppositeends of the base.

37 An eyelash drying and curling device according to claim 1 in whicheach arm is provided with a holder on the pad-carrying end thereof forreplaceably holding the pad.

4. An eyelash drying and curling device according to claim 1 in which:

each arm is biased to its raised position; and means is. provided tohold each arm depressed and with the pressing and drying engagement ofthe pads with the eyelashes retained during such arm depression. 5. Aneyelash drying and curling device according to claim 4 provided withmeans to regulate the pressure on each said pad.

6. An eyelash drying and curling device according to claim 5 in whicheach arm, at least in part, is flexible, and the regulating meansimposes flexure onsaid arms according to the degree of adjustmentthereof.

1. A false eyelash drying and curling device comprising: a base having atop surface; a transversely curved depression in said surface, an armconnected at one end to said base at a portion thereof remote from thedepression, said arm being aligned medially with said depression; aresilient and absorbent pad carried by the opposite end of said arm andhaving the general shape of the depression; said arm, when depressedfrom raised position relative to said surface with the pad spaced fromthe depression to a closed position with the pad extending into thedepression, engaging and pressing the lash hairs of a strip of falseeyelashes disposed in said depression into conformity with saidtransversely curved form of the depression, to dry and curl said hairs;and a second depression in said base surface, with a second arm similarto the mentioned arm and medially aligned with the latter depression,and with a second absorbent pad carried by said second arm, whereby thelash hairs of a pair of strips of false eyelashes are adapted to bedried and curled, as mentioned.
 2. An eyelash drying and curling deviceaccording to claim 1 in which the respective first and seconddepressions, arms and pads are arranged in spaced parallel relationshipadjacent opposite ends of the base.
 3. An eyelash drying and curlingdevice according to claim 1 in which each arm is provided with a holderon the pad-carrying end thereof for replaceably holding the pad.
 4. Aneyelash drying and curling device according to claim 1 in which: eacharm is biased to its raised position; and means is provided to hold eacharm depressed and with the pressing and drying engagement of the padswith the eyelashes retained during such arm depression.
 5. An eyelashdrying and curling device according to claim 4 provided with means toregulate the pressure on each said pad.
 6. An eyelash drying and curlingdevice according to claim 5 in which each arm, at least in part, isflexible, and the regulating means imposes flexure on said armsaccording to the degree of adjustment thereof.